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DOGS FOR DEFENSE: AMERICAN DOGS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1941-45
by Downey, Fairfax
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Trustees of Dogs For Defense, 1955. Hardcover. Octavo, vii, 159 pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in dark blue cloth with faded yellow lettering. Boards have pieces of chipped and stained tape, minor shelf wear, bumping to corners, minor staining and rubbing, and minor tearing to the head and tail edges of the spine. Text block has major staining on the paste downs and end papers, a library due date slip on the rear end paper, minor tearing on the rear paste down, minor pencil writing, and stamp on the dedication page, and some age-toning. Ex-Library.
NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1375498. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1375498
- Title
- DOGS FOR DEFENSE: AMERICAN DOGS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1941-45
- Author
- Downey, Fairfax
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Trustees of Dogs For Defense
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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